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Real mental health days may signal mortality risk

Real mental health days may signal mortality risk We’re back again at this Health and Fitness blog where there are more fascinating snippets of health related news stories for you to read about: NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A psychiatric disorder severe enough to keep people from work might also bring them greater risks of [...]

Multivitamins may not slow colon cancer

Multivitamins may not slow colon cancer We’re back again at this Health and Fitness blog where there are more fascinating snippets of health related news stories for you to read about: NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Taking a multivitamin is unlikely to help colon cancer patients in battling the disease, suggests a new study. You [...]

Colon cancer more deadly for large-waisted women

Colon cancer more deadly for large-waisted women We’re back again at this Health and Fitness blog where there are more fascinating snippets of health related news stories for you to read about: NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Older women with bulging bellies are at greater risk of dying from colon cancer after being diagnosed with [...]

HIV spread "out of control" among French gay men

HIV spread "out of control" among French gay men We’re back again at this Health and Fitness blog where there are more fascinating snippets of health related news stories for you to read about: LONDON (Reuters) – Transmission of the AIDS virus seems to be “out of control” among gay men in France despite an [...]

Testosterone may drive aggressive takeovers: study

Testosterone may drive aggressive takeovers: study We’re back again at this Health and Fitness blog where there are more fascinating snippets of health related news stories for you to read about: WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Younger chief executives with high testosterone levels may be more likely to try a hostile takeover — and to get burned [...]

Two gene mutations mark deadly ovarian cancer

Two gene mutations mark deadly ovarian cancer We’re back again at this Health and Fitness blog where there are more fascinating snippets of health related news stories for you to read about: WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Researchers have identified two new genetic mutations that cause a significant number of the hardest-to-treat kinds of ovarian cancer, and [...]

B vitamins found to halve aging brain shrinkage

B vitamins found to halve aging brain shrinkage We’re back again at this Health and Fitness blog where there are more fascinating snippets of health related news stories for you to read about: LONDON (Reuters) – Daily tablets of large doses of B vitamins can halve the rate of brain shrinkage in elderly people with [...]

Do kids, men need folic acid from a pill?

Do kids, men need folic acid from a pill? We’re back again at this Health and Fitness blog where there are more fascinating snippets of health related news stories for you to read about: NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – With the advent of folic-acid supplementation of certain foods, few Canadians are now getting too little [...]

Nasal allergies may affect infants too

Nasal allergies may affect infants too We’re back again at this Health and Fitness blog where there are more fascinating snippets of health related news stories for you to read about: NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A new study adds to evidence that infants and toddlers are not too young to develop nasal allergies, particularly [...]

Group urges flu shots for all healthcare workers

Group urges flu shots for all healthcare workers We’re back again at this Health and Fitness blog where there are more fascinating snippets of health related news stories for you to read about: NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Flu shots should be mandatory for all healthcare workers, a U.S. medical association said Wednesday, noting in [...]